Document variables

The following example shows how to declare and use simple variables in a text document.

C# example

using System;
using Independentsoft.Office.Odf;
using Independentsoft.Office.Odf.Fields;

namespace Sample
{
    class Program
    {
        static void Main(string[] args)
        {
            TextDocument doc = new TextDocument();

            SimpleVariableDeclaration decl = new SimpleVariableDeclaration();
            decl.Name = "myVar";
            decl.Type = VariableValueType.String;
            doc.SimpleVariableDeclarations.Add(decl);

            SimpleVariableSetField setField = new SimpleVariableSetField();
            setField.Name = "myVar";
            setField.Type = VariableValueType.String;
            setField.Formula = "\"Hello from variable\"";

            Paragraph p1 = new Paragraph();
            p1.Add("Setting variable: ");
            p1.Add(setField);
            doc.Body.Add(p1);

            doc.Save("c:\\test\\output.odt", true);
        }
    }
}

VB example

Imports System
Imports Independentsoft.Office.Odf
Imports Independentsoft.Office.Odf.Fields

Module Module1
    Sub Main(ByVal args() As String)
        Dim doc As TextDocument = New TextDocument

        Dim decl As SimpleVariableDeclaration = New SimpleVariableDeclaration
        decl.Name = "myVar"
        decl.Type = VariableValueType.String
        doc.SimpleVariableDeclarations.Add(decl)

        Dim setField As SimpleVariableSetField = New SimpleVariableSetField
        setField.Name = "myVar"
        setField.Type = VariableValueType.String
        setField.Formula = """Hello from variable"""

        Dim p1 As Paragraph = New Paragraph
        p1.Add("Setting variable: ")
        p1.Add(setField)
        doc.Body.Add(p1)

        doc.Save("c:\test\output.odt", True)
    End Sub
End Module

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